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1 I Si I 1 THE WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY APMj 29 1917 i MUSIC AND MUSICIANS A I THE Motet Choral Society direct edOy OUo Sfmoa will give final concert of the eighth season on Wednesday create In the ballroom of the WKlaM at 5 Miss Caroline Curtlss of New TotIc will fee the soprano soloist In addition to its classical program of choral music the organisation win sine three choruses In combination with pliant mobile color thrown on a screen aad expressing the psychological harmony of music and color The Uotet Choral Society In IU endeavor to present at its concerts the finer subjective aide of musical art is introducing the newer art of color music More than a quarter of a century ago Hawels predicted the combination of music with mobile color Beatrice Irwin in a recent work advocates color colleges color theaters color music The art of music and the science of color have been linked together through the mechanism of the color organ Invented by A Wallace Rlmington In New Tork the music of the Russian composer Scriabtne has been performed in conjunction with color the latter changing without apparent psychological relation to the musical composition The further development of the idea of the combination of musie and color as elaborated by Mr and Mrs Otto Simon at Colorado Springs during the past summer The Motet Choral Society continues Its experiment of combining musio with color psychologically treated and In harmony with the feeling and action of the music The color of the painters art is Tiled and Invariable Mobile color supplies life virility movement The musical director must he the interpretative artist through whom the two arts become harmonised The color scheme in this case In Its dynamical stress and psychological significance has been considered and developed phrase hy phrase by the director The colors are taken from nature and from the Idea of color in symbolic significance The art is not one of realism It Is not Intended to portray with exactness the colors of sprlng or sorrow hut rather to stimulate and arouse emotionally through suggestion The color box In which many colored slides may be manipulated and directly controlled is the invention of Edward Kennard of Washington The efildent manipulation of these elides has been made possible through the Interest and cooperation of George Davis The following program with George Wilson aad Miss Lenore Baker at the piano will he given Two choruses The World Is Too Much With Us Bantock sonnet by Wordsworth The Tyger Bantock words by Wflllam Blake aria for soprano Dove Song from The Marriage of Srigaro Mozart three choruses col or cnnslc Springs Enchantment Bastock Sorrow Finnish song Palmgren To Zante words hy Edgar Allan Foe Holbrooke aria for soprano Tl Est Doux Est Bon from Herodlade Massenet four choruses from Israel in Egypt Handel Orpbenm Quartet to Sing There will be a special devotional service at the Cavalry Baptist Church Eighth and streets northwest tonight with the assistance of the Orpheus Male Quartet of Low Angeles CaL composed of Samuel Glasse tenor Paul Breckenrldge tenor Ver ner A Campbell barytone Houston Dudley bass This organization was winner of the International grand prize of 2000 for male chorus at the exposition in San Francisco in 1915 Louis A Potter Jr organist of the church has prepared the following music for the morning service An them LlKht of the World by Hatton and lantate Domino In by Schnec ker which will be sung bv the regular church quartet Jllss Mabel Roberts so prano Mrs llllam Reed contralto I Richard Backing tenor A Don aldson bass Inion Methodist Program i Miss Felander villi sing The Lord Is My light assisted bv the chorus at the Vmon Methodist Church thl morn ing Miss Helen Rogers Smith will sing Lne Ner laileth bv Root Church of the Covenant This evening at 8 clock there will be a big patriotic service at the hurch of the oenant The evening choir of 160 voice with double quartet and three additional soloists will gne its thirty fifth special musical service which will open with The Star Span gled Banner sung from a new setting by John att Brewer adapted and harmonised from Arnold original setting and composition The pastor the Rev Charles Wood will speak upoi the present war crisis The musical por tlon of the service Is under the direc tlon of Svdnev Lloyd rlghtson the musical diretor of the rhurch with Harvey Murray the regular organist at the organ Ecttngton Presbyterian Music At the Ecklngton Presbyterian Church this evening Mrs Charles Car ley jr aad Mrs XX Boss members of tha chorus choir will sing the duet Bless Thou Jehovah Miss Helen Markham win sing a solo There la Wonderful Story Sing fax Benefit Conceit Florence Steffena contralto was the assisting artist at the benefit concert given Wednesday evening by the Church of the Incarnation choir at the residence studio of Mrs Henry White who arranged an Interesting program The other soloists were Elsie Carle ton Small Katharine Rich Gertrude Browne Emilia Margaret White and Werleln with Mrs Charles Lane Bertha Taylor Elisabeth Wllkens and Mildred Merrill members of the choir The concert was given under the auspices of the Womens Guild Church of the Incarnation At the Church of the Incarnation this morning Elsie Carle ton Small win sing the offertory solo giving Oh for a Closer Walk With God by Miles Foster The choir under the direction of Mrs Henry White will sing Te Deum by King Hall and Jubilate hy Garrett First Congregational Church William Stanefleid organist and choir director of the First Congregational Church has arranged the following musical programs for today Morning Organ prelude Andante Cantabile Fourth Symphony WldoT anthem The Lord Is My Rock Woodman organ postlude Grand Choeur In A Salome Evening Organ prelude Variations de Conoert Bonnet Benediction Nuptial Dubois soprano solo anthem Gloria Buzzl Peccla anthem The Shadows of the Evening Hour Barrl organ postlude March Cortege Irene Gounod Last A Evening Concert The final Monday evening concert of the year In the lobby of the Young Mens Christian Association will be given tomorrow under the direction of OConnor of Studio Hall The following artists will appear on the program Mrs Stoddard soprano Richard Lorleberg cellist George Thompson pianist Harry Waller violinist Miss Alwerda Casselman accompanist and Connor reader SWEDES WOULD AID TJ More Than 100 Seek to Enlist In Stockholm Stockholm April 28 More than a hundred 8wedish cltisens have called on American Minister Morris offering to serve against Germany in the American army Ipaiais 3oal A Llsner Street sJ A ft 9P 3 i nV R0CKVILLE SOCIETY RockvUle M5 April IS A dance at the Montgomery Countrv Club last even Ing was among the enjoyable events of the week In RockvUle It was given by the entertainment committee of the club of which Mrs Berrv Clark Is chairman for April and was attended hy a large number of the club mem bers and others Refreshments were served The members of the Club of Gsuhersburg were entertained Thursday evening bv Miss Ethel aters at her home tn Oaithersburg Refresh ments were Ferved An open meeting of the Rockvllle Woman Club was held Thursdav at the Montgomery Countrv Club here women of the communltv attending Miss Annie Wilson in charge of the art department of the high schools of the District of Columbia gave a talk on Woman Refreshments were served The members of the Thursday fter noon Thimble Club of Galthersburg were entertained Thursdav bv Mrs Maude A Waters those present being Mrs Marvin Keen Mrs Thomas Tfoxall Mrs Crawford Mrs Harry McCabe Mrs George Darbj Mrs ill lam Wljex and Mrs Carson Ward Among the couples married in Rock ille during the week were Marvin Constable of Menna Va and Miss Dorothv hoate of Herndon Va and Leonard Morris Davis and Miss Theresa Evelvn Fdd both of ashlngton Mrs William Dorsey spent several davs In Baltimore during the week the guest of relatives Mr and Mrs Leonard Nicholson Jr have reponed their home on the RockvUle pike after spending the win ter in Washington Mrs Wilson Ward entertained at cards and luncheon Tuejidav her guests including the members of the Tuesday Euchre Club and a few others Among the recent marriages of Interest in this countv was that of Miss Isa belle Saunders Bissett daughter of Mr and Mrs David Bissett of Garrett Park kiiu niiiuo jiui luu croohg alFO Oi Garrett Park which took place at the home of the bride parents In the presence of a small company of rela tlves of the couple The Rev Henry Rumer of Darlington Md formerly pastor of Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church at Kensington officiated A collation followed the ceremonj Mr and Mrs Brooks left later for a short trip The bride has been principal of the public school at Garrett Park Mr and Mrs Kgerton Buck of Washington ha ve been Uiting Mr ahd Mrs Harry Buck here The Rev A Howard pastor of the I Rockvllle uaptlst Church delivered an address at the weekly meeting of the Navy League worker at theOfontgora ery Country Club here Wednesday In our Corset Department 1 jou will find expert cor setieres ready to serve you They will show you any number of models from JftasTiers flust Ps ccf orsets and advise the model best suited to your type and size figure Every Warner Corset is designed to shape fashionably and fit comfortably and is guaranteed not to rust break or tear 125 to 300 On Rale Third Floor Corset Department palais3oYal A Llsner Street Unusual Purchases of Desirable Wall Paper Just Received to Go on Sale Monday as Follows 7k Wall Papers 1 LC i 2 roll Block figured and floral papers sold only with 9 mch borders to match at 4c yard 10c and 12c papers 5c roll Plain stripes and floral stripes for bedrooms also shadow figured designs for halls and living rooms Straight or cut out borders to match 5c to 74c yard 18c to 25c papers 9c roll Plain oatmeal grass cloth and shadow stripe papers in green blue brown and tan Binders or cut out borders to match at 5c to 15c yard On Kale Fourth Floor Oar Bargain Basement A Permanent Place for Thrift and Eceseay A Noteworthy Basement Sale of Untrimmed Millinery At 139 98c and 69each A splendid purchase of smart styles in new spring and summer Hat at a big redue tion from the usual cost on sale Monday in three lots Lot 1 at 139 to coairl8ea au toat MU each In trig assortment of colors are Milan hemp sailors Chip stnfws Milan braids and many other similarly wanted straws Shape Include turbans trleornes shiny braid effects Lltere straws etc At least 60 shapes to choose from Including a renerons lot of the popular sailors In a wide range of colors such as gray black brown tan pink sand etc Dont forget rallies are up to 13 At 1139 THS SHOPPING CENTER sfeeffiyLiyiSRCKM 1877 DeskaWe Qwlities Correct Styles a jsWmr Cretonne Slip Covers Made to Or4er FREE No otber chars made but for the matertal Tour choice of SO In Ira ported Cretonnes SS yard 30 Inch Imported Cretonne 4e TSe yar At this special offer only when three er more coyra are ordered Inside of District limits Extra large pieces such as Davenports ceoehes etc an extra charge of 9c for labor wilt be added Ob Secern Fleer a Many Interesting Events Monday Lot 2 at 98c is comprised of hats that sell ordinarily at 160 1175 S3 and 3225 each About 240 In this lot Small and medium fancy shapes turbans trleornes etc In Milan hemp and shiny braid effects A splendid lot of smart stylish and practical hats Monday at 98c each Lot 3 at 69c Is comprised of hats that ord narlly sell at 31S0 to 33 each A small lot of smaller shapes Including a choice of combinations of Milan hemp and silk also colored chip straws and silk In color combinations youll And most effective Sale Commences at 9 A Basement Store Anqther Big Purchase of 600 Silk Dresses An Even Greater Lot of Values Than Those We Offered Last Week At 10 1250 1385 and 1598 Worth 15 to 2250 Providing an exceptional opportunity to secure new clean fresh and desirable Silk Dresses in an excellent assortment of colors and sizes at unusual savings Materials are Taffetas crepe de chine satin crepe meteor and combinations of Georgette crepe Plain straight line and plaited models Tunics draped and basque styles Colors Black navy gold green rose gray white Copenhagen and all the seasons colors Oa Sale Basemeat Store WW Splendid Qualities Black Sateen Petticoats 59c Unusual value Abo ut 300 in the assortment made of an extra rood quality sateen In black only with 16 Inch ao cordlon pleated ruffles Offering these excellent values tomorrow in Basement Store only at Etc Oa sale Basement oaly I Important May Sale of Corsets deluding extraordinary rpurchasea and special reductions on our own extensive assortments of splendid knoira makes FeaturedCTomorrow Is a Purchase of Manufacturers5 Samples of High Grade Corsets Such as Begaliste Bedfern and La Premiere mann aiZZUitnm P116 at 329 Models rotted for arer fitureev Mail of very excellent Qualities of coutil and oatlste and fancr brocades In low medium and hlga butt aad long skirt Some are made with elastic sections across the back All are boned tarooehout with whalon Trimmings are of fine laces ribbons and embroideries Slses 19 to 36 Oa Sals TUrd Fleer Corot Dcpt Mill Remnants White Materials 9c Yd Worth Ordinarily 12y2c to 20c Included are seeded voiles and piques and several fancy ffscta In voiles Very suitable material for making practical dresses waists skirts Ac Ordinarily could not be bougrht for less than from 12 to 20c yard Special Monday 9c Ob sale Basement only Drapery Materials 1254c 36 inches wide values to 35c yard 36 lnch Marquisettes and Voiles Cut of full pieces One bis table lot to select from Fine open weave Marquisettes nnlsbed with band border Soft quality Voiles finished with open worked borders whits cream or ecru Floral bordered Voiles In pretty new dsilgns and color combinations Don miss this chance of buying line quality material tn most cases at less than wholesale price Ob Sale Basemeat Store 5300 Yards Linoleum 29c Seconds of Values to 85c Square Yard If you know that you will need linoleum within the next months our advice Is to buy now AU linoleum manufacturers have this week aaln advanced the price and soon these prices will be prohibitive We are positive that we will not be able again this year to buy such excellent qualities to oiler at 29c sq yd Tour choice of corkfilled linoleum In lengths up to JH square yards with plenty te match up for large rooms Also a large assortmentj of the best quality felt back linoleums In lengths up to 15 yards In new Wood tile and conventional designs None sent None exchanged Bring your room sixes Basement Store Crisp New Laces For Confirmation and Graduation Dresses T3 lac Cettoa Nets for commencement dresses excellent quality at SI and S123 yard Se ta Beaatlfat Filer Iaee Flouelnga Just the thing for graduation dresses SXOO yard Nermaarfr Val Lae Edges and Insertions 1 to 3 Inches wide used Veals Edgea aad In I erUena used for trim mlng blouses and voile dresses to I Inches Sa 39e and SOe yard Filet Lac Edcea and Inaertloaai to Si Inches for blouse and dress trimming 30e te S1TS yard 1 for lingerie purposes 10e yard Oa Sale Street Fleer The Palais Boyal in a Oentiine Spirit of Cooperation Announces Its Readiness With Great New Clean and Fresh Shipments of Merchandise for A May 1 to May 1917 and in conjunction with the iution wide campaign for better babies puts forth most daiirable qualities of needs for the baby that have been made under the critical supervision of experts and in accordance with the national health laws In this great event lasting throughout the entire week Special Dresses 59c Dainty Little Dresses of soft nainsook yokes of embroidery tucking featherstitchlng of smocking 4 months to 2 years Bummer Nightgowns of nainsook button front turned down collar 6 months to Pflrt 3 years Special Dresses 150 Attractive assortment of First Short Dresses made of nain so ok or batiste all hand made even to the tiny tucks some embroidered in vines and flowers Special 150 White Pique Coats Special 250 Terr handsome assortment made with circular cape scalloped edge On sale tomorrow special at 2 50 Infants long Coats or Capes of white cashmere or merino large variety of styles 391 to 12 98 Baby Bonnets Special 100 Baby Bonnets of Swiss mull organdy or embroidered dainty styles for baby boy of girl Some with ribbon rosettes Spocial values at tpX Pique Carriage Covers Special 198 White Plijue Carriage Covers large variety of patterns Some with ribbon drawn through the center others band embroidered Special 9198 Others 91 up Ob Sale Tatrd Fleer Special Picture Books GtVen Free With All Purchases Hundreds of Womens Suits At 1850 and 3150 That have been marked down from higher prices and also included with special purchases of newr up to date styles which together makes this sale coming as it does right at the height of the season one of double interest Suits at 1850 That Were Priced Up to 290 Wonderful values Tailored and sport styles In checks poplins serges burella cloth wool Jersey Braid bound suits belted and plaited models big collars and nearly all silk lined All the seasons colors as well as nary blue and black In misses and womens sizes Exclusive Novelty and High Class Tailored Suits 3150 That Were 3750 to 6500 Mostly from our own regular stock and each suit an example of fine tailoring While nearly all the styles are exclusive with this store many very dressy suits of fine chiffon taffeta in navy blue and black Fine Folret twill Tricotlne and serge suits In Gray Rose Gold Green and Belgian Blue in strictly tailored hand braided and novelty belted styles Many with waistcoat to match C0llT On Sale Third Floer elEjBBBBBBBBBldTWTsf f77n aid ded ttchxS Show YOUR Colors Buy one of these handsome gold plated or enamel Flag Pins to pin on the lapel of your coat or a shield or button Nows the time to show your colors I Flag Buttons Shields ani Pins for Hen Women and Children At 10c 15c 25c and up to 50c LM Enamel Flag Pins with sterling silver backs 25c and 60c Sterling Snver Flag Pins with red white and blue sets OOc Gold plated Enamel Flag Pins 10c 15c 25c and 50c Gold plated Enamel Flag Buttons 5c and 10c Gold filled Eagle Buttons 25c Sterling Top Enamel Shields In buttons stickpins rings and hatpins 35e and 50c On Sale Jewelry Dent 1 Purchased From Well Knoivn Manufacturers 500 Pairs of Excellent Quality Womens Pure Thread Silk Hose To Sell at 85c Pair Seconds of Qualities Ordinarily Sold at 110 and 125 The opportunity was offered us to purchase another quantity of splendid quality hose such as we offered here about two weeks ago in an extraordinary sale and we immeiUately took adrantage of It From the same well known manufacturer made with the same critic care and under tha same carefnl supervision come these Pure Thread Silk Hose which otilng to slight mlsweaves and minor irregularltlet have been termed seconds simply because thin house is so justly famed that it could not afford 10 send out a single pair of hose under its well known label that had eren the most Insignificant defect Wonderful values to be sure In white black and colors Ingrain dyed Wth lisU garter tops Some have black ftet and pink uppers others in mat striped effecis and still others white with black clocks Very Desirable Qualities A Great Economy Opportunity Ob Sale Street Fleer Weve Just Received a Shipment of Wonderful Values in Blouses Models in Crepe de Chine and Georgette Trimmed With Fancy Silks and Satins Priced Tomorrow at 395 Charmine bevond description in fact we who know good values and know how hard they are to get never saw more beautiful styles colors and materials in such a splendid size range offered at such a popular price Included Are Standard 5 Pussy Willow Silk Blouses at 395 As well as the Crepe de Chine and Georgette Blouses in white flesh maize nile and peach colors in the assortment with the new large collars About 240 Crepe de Chine and Voile Blouses at 295 Special Values All the new and up to the minute styles some with frills Lingerie Blouses at 195 Sport models in Voile Waists fancy trimmed and also plain tailored styles On Sale Third Floor Our Blouse Shop oa the Third Floor la the rendesvome of vfomen who seek the newest creations at sen alar prices To Tell You the Truth llbont See How YouKCan Do It Said one surprised patron the othjrjiay when he tried on one of these Suita at 1275 Actually worth 20 and even 22J0 That we are offering in this big sale of new model suits for men and young men But we explained all about this great purchase the details of which you are familiar with and he readily acquiesced that they are all we claim in our advertisements Youll be more than erer surprised if you come In tomorrow as weve added several hundred new suits to the assortment AU Priced at 1275 and 1450 In the 14J50 let values run up to 25 On 8ale 4treet tVle JBrJFf 5 jsWOfn Ever and Always Better Clothes for Boys thats the aim of the Palais Royal Boys Shop on the Third Floor Advance preparations in the shape of orders placed months ago permit us to quote special prices on Fast Color True Blue Serge Suits in the face of a looked for even greater scarcity of dyes I Suits at 550 That Are Worth 7 JO You will find a great deal of difference in the tailoring fit style and finish of our Boys Blue Serge Suits from those often priced higher Other Blue Serge SuUs Including the celebrated Sampeck make at greater value giving prices 1850 800 1000 Boys 2 Pant Norfolk Suits 5 I Of good quality cheviots tweeds and worsteds Newest I spring models Both knickerbockers full lined Positively aAioav muo iuv vvuui rruiiu luuj up lO ajgy Sizes 7 to 18 Very special at 500 BABY WEEK In Our Art Goods Dept Manj attractive and useful articles for babies and children at special prices tvlnr the children a chance to drsss the little tots In handsome new dresses stc at very little expense Special lots of infanta and childrens stamped dresses Sizes up to 1 years White and colored materials such as linen pique repp nainsook and lawn Special at 2Se SOe Se 100 and IM Stamped childrens biba at SSe each Stamped Infants bibs Se 10e te SOe Stamped Carriage Robes and Pillows of pique repp edses hemstitched stamped for cro chetinr and scalloping Special 29e to 125 Stamped childrens hats and caps varioua styles and designs at SSe Sfle aad TSe each Stamped Infants kimonos and gertrudes ot crepe and nainsook 8peclal 23 and 39c earn Ob Sale Street Floor I.

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